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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
2
In a dramatic exchange aboard the vessel, Jack Lon confronts Wolf Larsen as he forbids tampering with the ship. Miss Brewster and Hump witness Larsen’s cold, menacing stance, while the narrator vows to shoot if attacked and plans to break free from the hatch.
The narrative follows a perilous shipboard moment where Wolf Larsen feigns illness, then attacks the narrator. Maud and the narrator overpower him, secure him in the cabin, and lock him hand and foot using handcuffs and a rope, while their bond deepens amid danger and resolve.
The narrator and Maud rig topmasts as shears aboard after a tense day. Wolf Larsen observes quietly as the plan unfolds and the crew completes the dangerous operation by evening.
The narrator repairs a windlass over three days while aboard the ship. Wolf Larsen lurks at night, armed and dangerous, prompting the narrator to defend himself with a pistol. Maud worries Larsen’s freedom may lead to further harm, urging they imprison him.
We move aboard the Ghost occupying old staterooms and galley as Wolf Larsen lies in irons. A stormy Indian summer ends and Maud notes Larsen is deaf in the right ear and his right side is paralyzed. The vice-like imprisonment promises departure. TO BE CONTINUED.
Chicory is extensively grown in France and harvested by hand or plowing. Roots are cleaned, transported to factories, washed, and drained before cutting and drying for 36 hours or more. Crushed and sieved into four grades, then roasted and tinted with chicory dust.
Warm weather aided irrigated crops and harvesting of winter and spring wheats in eastern counties. Alfalfa cuttings near completion in western districts with rapid growth in eastern areas. First crop quality fine. General showers helped arid land grains locally but were too late for broad needs. Ground still dry for fall plowing in northeastern counties. Ranges refreshed and water holes replenished. livestock in good condition.
Peter Lauritsen found two heifers and four calves dead after a thunderstorm six miles north of his Cheyenne farm. The cattle had crowded against a barbed wire fence as lightning struck, electrocuting all six while they remained standing. They required ropes and horse power to be moved for skinning.
Charles Evans Hughes Republican presidential candidate plans brief on train addresses en route through Evanston Rawlins Rock Springs and Laramie before arriving in Cheyenne. He departs Salt Lake at midnight August 24 on a special train and reaches Cheyenne August 25 at 3 PM to spend the night.
Cheyenne reports that if every county in Wyoming furnishes five recruits, the national guard will reach the peace strength required to move to the border. Lieut. L R James will notify the War Department that the two battalions are ready.
The Union Pacific Railroad paid full July wages to married Wyoming National Guard members who were formerly in its employ and half wages to unmarried members. The payments follow a promise made when the militia was mobilized to serve on the Mexican border.
Sheridan John Davis, 61, a Hungarian coal miner formerly employed at Dietz mines, committed death by own action by hanging himself from a coal car in the Burlington yards.
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Begus in Kemmerer arrived with two fully developed front teeth at birth.
Orro Matson age 12, a Finn boy and resident of this city, wandered in the hills without food or water for two days. He was located about ten miles north of Rock Springs by a party of sage-chicken hunters. The boy was famished and resisted rescuers as they tried to reach their water bags.
The first quarterly conference of the Woodruff Stake of the L D S Church held in Kemmerer drew praise as one of the most successful stake gatherings, according to prominent attending church leaders.
The body of a young man identified as Peter Kurta known to western old timers as Cheyenne Pete was found dying from injuries after a fall down stairs at the rear of a saloon in Billings Montana authorities reported.
Oil men from across the country converge on the Lout Boldier district as word spreads of a possible new dome near the gushers. Prospects and investors arrive in Wyoming while seven rigs drill and at least two sizeable wells strike at moderate depth.
A compilation of Wyoming items lists fairs and gatherings at Laramie, Park County, Green River, Big Horn and Douglas, plus a statewide fair schedule. Other notes include arrestee cases, oil prospects near Wheatland, library contract at Wheatland, Knights of Pythias meeting in Thermopolis, a drowning accident in Dwyer, and regional political and infrastructure developments.
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